FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN ZIMMER TM REVERSE SHOULDER

MDR report key: 4223294 · Received October 29, 2014

Report

Report Number
1822565-2014-01470
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 29, 2014
Report Date
September 30, 2014
Manufacturer
ZIMMER, INC.
Product Code
HSD
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVALUATION: SURGICAL NOTES WERE NOT PROVIDED. X-RAYS WERE NOT PROVIDED; IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE COMPONENTS WERE IMPLANTED WITH THE CORRECT FIT AND ORIENTATION AS PER THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HOWEVER NO INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE. THE PROVIDED INFORMATION INDICATES THE FRACTURE WAS DUE TO A FALL AND NOT RELATED TO THE DEVICES; HOWEVER A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. EVALUATION: IT IS NOT SUSPECTED THAT THE PRODUCT FAILED TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS. REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AS THE PRODUCT AND/OR LOT NUMBERS WERE AVAILABLE. THE INVESTIGATION COULD NOT VERIFY OR IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE OF PRODUCT CONTRIBUTION TO THE REPORTED PROBLEM. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, THE NEED FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT INDICATED. SHOULD ADDITIONAL SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION BE RECEIVED, THE COMPLAINT WILL BE REOPENED. ZIMMER, INC. CONSIDERS THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT IS REPORTED, THE PATIENT WAS REVISED DUE TO A FALL, WHICH FRACTURED THE GLENOID.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
691303 UNKNOWN ZIMMER TM REVERSE SHOULDER SHOULDER PROSTHESIS HSD ZIMMER, INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention